Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing GirlsEmperor Trajan is dead, long live Emperor Hadrian! Gaius Petreius Ruso is a divorced and down on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in one of the inclement outposts of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. His arrival in Deva (more commonly known as Chester) does little to improve his mood and, after a straight thirty six hours on the wards in the Fort, he succumbs to a moment of weakness and rescues injured slave

Lady Stacpoole

one his bastard

is more urgent than ever

with an awareness of human frailty but an amused affection towards the individuals who manifest it

A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project - a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders

uncharacteristically

evocative memoir and a fascinating commentary on how womens lives have changed over the past century

Sam Turner

and read the second story in the opposite direction

Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward

The villagers are called up to join the search

There are many